The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom
State Police Command, Mr. Zubairu Muazu, on Thursday ordered the
relocation of the Special Anti-Kidnapping Squad from the police
headquarters in Uyo to the Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.....
The state Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Elkana Bala, said the move was to speed up the rescue of
the wife of the clan head of Obong in Etim Ekpo, as well as tackle
cultism in the area.
“The victim, Mrs. Naomi Jumbo, was
abducted by some hoodlums while driving to the palace at Ibio Edem Urua
village from a neighbouring village.
“The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom
State, Zubairu Muazu, visited the clan head in his palace, where he got
first-hand information about the incident. He deployed a team of Special
Anti-Kidnapping detectives in the area.
“Four suspects – Enobong Nwankwo, Kufre Obot, Teneime Udo and Inimeno Inokon – have been arrested,” he said.
He added that effort had been intensified to rescue the victim and apprehend the remaining suspects.
“The Commissioner of Police has ordered
the temporary relocation of the operational headquarters of the
command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad to Etim Ekpo to tackle kidnapping and
cultism,” he added.
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